Job Description

Temporary Accountant

Leicester

Salary range: £33000 - £36000 (£17-£19 per hour)

Our client is a SME organisation seeking a temporary accountant to assist during a period of restructuring.

Primary Objectives: To provide high quality support to the Head of Finance,

Operations and HR with the annual budget setting process, the monthly

management accounts, forecasts and payroll.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

o Preparing timely and accurate monthly management accounts

including preparing and posting of all journals including but not

limited to Payroll, Accruals, Prepayments, Income, Central

Allocations.

o Preparing timely monthly balance sheet reconciliations, and

investigation of unexplained reconciling items.

o Timely preparation of monthly payroll.

o Timely preparing and submission of VAT returns to HMRC and

providing basic VAT advice (re-direct the more complicated

ones), as required.

o Support and undertake the chasing payment of outstanding

invoices

o Supporting the Head of Finance, Operations & HR to ensure

there is an effective system of financial controls

Person Specification

o Part Qualified/AAT/QBE

o Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly

Excel